I was flipping through the visual guide and art of books for Star Wars Episode III, and came across some very striking and familiar designs for Bail Organa (Princess Leia's adoptive Father)'s speeder. One concept looked like Bail had the front end of a Tucker 48 modified. Though the outer of the three headlights are gone, the central cyclops eye is still a working light, and those square lights above the grillwork are slightly larger. Even from an overhead shot, Bail's speeder seems to even have more stylings. I wish I could post images here, but I swear Bail's driving Coruscant's 'Car of tomorrow...today.'
P.S. There's a scene in Ep. II where Obi-wan, hanging onto an assassin droid almost sideswipes a vehicle, and the horn used is that of a Tucker. Lucas mentions the sound in a making-of sequence about sound effects.
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Tucker stylings to be found in Star Wars Episode III
by uruseiranma » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:30 am
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by Tuckerfan1053 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:00 pm
Not the best pics, but if you look here you can see part of the exterior. the fourth thumbnail down shows the cockpit of the speeder. Compare that with a Tucker's instrument panel. There are some simularities, however, I'm certain that Tucker never would have stood for having a giant plastic or metal tit pointed directly at the driver/pilot.
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